252 – Acts 3: What Can Jesus Do for You?
Peter and John went to the Temple one
afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. As they approached the Temple, a man lame from
birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one
called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the
Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he
asked them for some money.
Peter and John looked at him
intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!” The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting
some money. But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or
gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the
Nazarene, get up and walk!”
Then Peter took the lame man by the
right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly
healed and strengthened. He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to
walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with
them. All the people saw him walking and
heard him praising God. When they realized he was the lame beggar they
had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded! They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon’s
Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John. ACTS 3:1-11 NLT
Jesus
wants to save your soul from the coming judgment
Jesus
has the power to change your life today
What
should you be doing for Jesus?
Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People
of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as
though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus
by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before
Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him. You rejected this holy, righteous one and
instead demanded the release of a murderer. You killed the author of life, but God raised
him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact! “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and
you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before
your very eyes.
“Friends, I realize that what
you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance. But God was fulfilling what all the prophets
had foretold about the Messiah—that he must suffer these things. Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so
that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the
presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.
For he must remain in heaven until the time
for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his
holy prophets. Moses said, ‘The LORD your God will raise up
for you a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything
he tells you.’ Then Moses said, ‘Anyone who will not listen
to that Prophet will be completely cut off from God’s people.’ “Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today. You are the children of those prophets, and
you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said
to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants all the families on earth will be
blessed.’ When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent
him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back
from your sinful ways.” ACTS 3:12-26 NLT
Know
what to share about Jesus
Be
looking for opportunities to share about Jesus
Think
about how to share Jesus
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